Advice for a (non-Optimal) Paladin

[Booksy]

This is the pic that has inspired the concept.

Was looking at a Holy Tactician, with a mounted combat/charge focused build, thus letting my allies gain as much of a bonus from Weal's Champion as possible.

Worth noting, this would be a campaign with 8-10 PC's, and we'd be starting at level 10.

Hard part is getting a playable character that is small enough to ride a monkey. Monkey is a tiny creature, so to mount it one would have to be diminutive.

Is the best way to achieve this a Sprite born Aasimar? Re-stat a diminutive monster as a balanced pc option? Cursed human baby? What other options exist to become so small?

[Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan]

You realize that by doing so your natural reach will be 0' right? So to attack anyone, you need to enter their square and provoke an AOO right?

At least that's my memory fo the itty bitty character rules.

[Animation]

Why not be a dwarf or gnome who rides a great ape?

[Heimdall666]

If you are small, you could take a level or so in Summoner and ride your medium eidolon. That opens it up and you have some flexibility in evo points.